Tag: Human rights
Aung San Suu Kyi and other Myanmar leaders arrested, party spokesman...
Move came after days of escalating tension between civilian govt and military
Islamist convicted of beheading US journalist Daniel Pearl to go free
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was acquitted by a panel of three judges
Pope remembers Holocaust, warns it could occur again
Be aware of how this road of death, extermination and brutality began, pope says on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
British cardinal calls for release of detained Indian Jesuit priest
Father Swamy has committed his life to working for the constitutional rights of the most impoverished and marginalized people in India, cardinal’s letter says
Bangladesh to move more Rohingya to remote island despite criticism
Bangladesh justifies move to island saying overcrowding in camps in Cox's Bazar is leading to crimes
UN rights boss calls for sanctions on Sri Lankan ex-commanders
Sri Lanka remains in a state of denial about its past, UN human rights chief says
Thai lawmakers back amendment allowing early-stage abortions
Rights of unborn children need to be considered as well, priest says
Hong Kong police obtain financial records of arrested democracy activists
Six pro-democracy activists say police obtained some of their bank records without consent
UN rights experts ask Sri Lanka to stop forced cremations
Policy of forced cremation of Muslims who died of COVID-19 is based on discrimination, aggressive nationalism and ethnocentrism, experts claim
Doctor claims Chinese authorities tried to cover up COVID-19 outbreak
By the time Wuhan went into lockdown, central hospital was receiving 2,500 cases per day
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